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Former Speaker of the House of Assembly Ernest DeCouto has seen the value of his stake in Butterfield Bank fall from $6 million to about $300,000 in the space of three years.
His story is typical of many well-heeled Bermudians, who chose to invest a ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — Workers at airport operator BAA have voted in favour of strike action that could close Britain's major airports this month.
Releasing details of the ballot yesterday, the Unite union said that it will decide on Monday what action it wil...
DATE: Aug 13, 2010
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WRAPUP 4-Japan officials step up campaign against yen rise
+ FinMin Noda says to deal with yen's rise appropriately
+ Yen up after Noda says no plans for G7 talks on FX
+ BOJ checks dollar/yen rates with banks
+ PM Kan decries yen gains as "rough" - ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2010
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Fairmont Bermuda has announced the appointments and promotions of four Bermudians at The Fairmont Southampton.
Nelda Simons, regional director of human resources with The Fairmont Southampton, said: "They are outstanding examples of the local talent ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2010
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LONDON (Bloomberg) - Alea Group Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based reinsurer providing property and casualty insurance services, said net asset values fell 12 percent in the first half due to impairment costs.
Net asset values on June 30 were $296 millio...
DATE: Aug 13, 2010
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RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. has announced the retirement of long-serving director William Hecht and the appointment of former chairman and CEO of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Edward Zore to the board, as of Wednesday.
Mr. Hecht, 67,...
DATE: Aug 13, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) — US airlines have cut jobs for two straight years, the government said, as accelerating layoffs and outsourcing sped up a downward slide that started in 2001.
The industry has now lost one of every four US employees it had a decade ago...
DATE: Aug 13, 2010
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SYDNEY (AP) — Qantas Airways Ltd. posted a 4.3 percent fall in annual profit — partly blaming the Icelandic volcano ash that shut down air travel over Europe earlier this year — but said market conditions were improving.
Net profit for the 12 months ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) - Investors are getting optimistic that the Federal Reserve will restart some of its economic stimulus programmes.
Stocks closed moderately higher yesterday, a sign that many traders expect the Fed to take steps to put some energy back ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2010
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The former operator of the Dockyard Cement Facility has questioned the viability of the conditions laid down by the West End Development Company (Wedco) for the running of the plant.
In awarding Maxcem Ltd. a lease to run the facility for the next 10...
DATE: Aug 12, 2010
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